July 2023
Meeting environmental targets is just the start!
Our voice of business this month is: Andreas Hohmann, Managing Director of Total Carbide. Every business will tell you that they are committed to the environment but for us it is at the heart of everything we do. Our [...]
UK students set world record at Westcott Enterprise Zone
Students from universities across the UK came together for the ‘Race to Space’ competition at Westcott Space Cluster, where they set an unofficial world record for the number of different hybrid/liquid rocket engines hot-fired for the first time on [...]
May 2023
Unleashing the potential of the Buckinghamshire Enterprise Zone
Our voice of business this month is: Matt Peachey, Head of Enterprise Zone Development, Buckinghamshire LEP My role is to work with our partners to accelerate growth and innovation across Buckinghamshire’s Enterprise Zones (Bucks EZ) at Silverstone Park, Westcott [...]
In Orbit Servicing & Manufacturing (IOSM) Test Facility
In Orbit Servicing & Manufacturing (IOSM) Test Facility at Westcott attracting investors such as Airbus in the global space industry. Thanks to Bucks LEP’s Getting Building Fund investment of £4.6m into the IOSM facility at Westcott Enterprise Zone, organisations [...]
March 2023
200,000 sq ft Lunaz factory fully operational and expanding at Silverstone Enterprise Zone
Lunaz have been able to expand four times their original site size at Silverstone Enterprise Zone, and create over 300 jobs, thanks to Bucks LEP funding supporting investment into the electrification of commercial vehicles .
Reshaping post-16 technical education and training
Our voice of business this month is: John Browning, Local Skills Improvement Plan Manager, Bucks Skills Hub During January and February groups of employers and training providers have been coming together in different industry sectors to develop the Buckinghamshire [...]